Myths of exile

Description:

"Myths of Exile challenges the traditional understanding of 'the Exile' as a monolithic historical reality and instead provides a critical and comparative assessment of motifs of estrangement and belonging in the Hebrew Bible and related literature. Using selected texts as case studies, this book demonstrates how tales of exile and return can be described as a common formative narrative in the literature of the ancient Near East, a narrative that has been interpreted and used in various ways depending on the needs and cultural contexts of the interpreting community. Myths of Exile is a critical study which forms the basis for a fresh understanding of these exile myths as identity-building literary phenomena"--Back cover.

subjects: Metaphor in the Bible,  Jews,  Exil,  Criticism, interpretation,  Exegese,  Juifs,  Exil dans la littérature rabbinique,  Bibel,  Bible,  Biblical teaching,  Exile (Punishment),  Metapher,  History,  Jews, history,  Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t.,  Exiles,  Bannissement,  Enseignement biblique,  Métaphore dans la Bible,  RELIGION,  Biblical Studies,  Old Testament,  Judaism,  Sacred Writings

Times: Babylonian captivity, 598-515 B.C.,  598-515 av. J.-C. (Captivité de Babylone)